Acts 26:5:3Acts.26.5.W3TAB
ἄνωθεν
anōthen
“from long ago”
- Transliteration
- A-nō-then
- Extended
- AH-noh-then
- IPA
- /ˈa.no.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- from long ago
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
A-nō-then
- sentence
pro-gi-NO-skon-DES me A-nō-then e-AN THE-lo-si mar-ty-REIN HO-ti ka-TA tēn a-kri-be-STA-tēn HAI-re-sin tês hē-me-TE-ras thrē-ske-I-as E-dzē-sa pha-ri-SAI-os
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participial clause proginoskontes me anothen {προγινώσκοντες με ἄνωθεν | pro-gi-nṓ-skon-tes me á-nō-then} ‘having known me from the beginning,’ which supplies background information about Paul’s life as commonly recognized by his accusers. The adverb anothen extends the temporal scope to the earliest period of his life or public career.
In context — Acts 26:5
They have known me from the beginning , if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 26:5, so the Greek word ἄνωθεν (anōthen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.26.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.5.W3.S1) and character.